Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

workaday

/ˈwɜɹkədeɪ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.03 in modern English

Syllables: worka-day
IPA: /ˈwɜɹkədeɪ/

19

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Suitable for everyday use.

adj

Mundane or commonplace.

noun

Archaic

Example Sentences

"A retreat, my dear boys, signifies a withdrawal for a while from the cares of our life, the cares of this workaday world, in order to examine the state of our conscience, to reflect on the mysteries of holy religion and to understand better why we are here in this world.""
"But then something started to shift—the Burning Man aesthetic was creeping into the workaday world; festival culture went mainstream."

Etymology

Middle English werkedei, from Old Norse virkr dagr (“working day”). Cognate to later workday; see work and day. Used in adjective sense from 16th century. By surface analysis, work + -a- + day. First attested in c. 1200.

Origin

Source language: Middle English
First known use: First attested in c. 1200

Word Breakdown

Root: werkedei, virkr dagr

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈwɜɹkədeɪ/
British English: /ˈwɜːkədeɪ/

Usage

Archaic

Inflected Forms

more workaday (comparative) most workaday (superlative) workyday (alternative, obsolete) workadays (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

workday

Synonyms

everyday general regular average basic bog-standard common common as bums common as dirt common as muck common as pig tracks dime a dozen

Questions

How do you pronounce workaday?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈwɜɹkədeɪ/.
What does workaday mean?: Suitable for everyday use.
Where does workaday come from?: It is traced to Middle English. First known use: First attested in c. 1200.

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